People v. Jones

Defendant was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after a jury trial and was sentenced to serve a term in the penitentiary of not less than six nor more than ten years. The sole issue on this appeal is the propriety of the sentence.

Defendant was sitting in front of his home at 1130 East 42nd Street in the presence of James Crittenden, Nathaniel Knight and decedent, Samuel McCorkle. Decedent was his friend and had been playing with Nathaniel Knight waving a pocket knife backwards and forwards in front of him. Decedent then walked over to defendant, who was sitting in a chair, and began…